Results for "AAJ Staff"

10 Strategies to Engage Fans Through Social Media

March 11, 2011

This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. By now, it's well known that engaging fans through social media plays a large part in how music artists build and maintain relationships with their audience.  But for many artists, social media remains something they choose not to fully delve into. Some find it too overwhelming; ...

A Record Label Opens for Working Musicians

March 11, 2011

In the UK, a record label for musicians with day jobs has opened. It is primary seeking artists who have already funded their own professional recordings and are looking for an extra boost. Day Job Records is run by a cache of music industry, public relations, marketing and legal experts who are looking to sign, develop, ...

The Hidden Dangers of the Mainstream Cloud

March 11, 2011

In the past month, I've dedicated my time to thinking about the hidden challenges of subscription music and contemplating the dangers of the mainstream cloud. At present, there are many roadblocks that are not as discussed as much as they should be. For a second time, I've delved into behavioral economics in an attempt to discern ...

D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Bandize Band Organizer

March 11, 2011

"The Playboy Club" TV Show Pilot Casting Musicians as Extras

March 11, 2011

Yup...there's my Dad, keyholder # C20744 dancing with a peroxided blonde Disco Bunny to the jazz sounds of the Joe Iaco Trio, circa 1961...(photo: Richard Watters, Sr. dancing to the Joe Iaco Trio at The Chicago Playboy Club in the Sixties). Hold on to your hat Chicago music makers. Casting musicians to work as paid extras ...

Makanda Project with Warren Smith Performing at Dudley Branch of Boston Public Library in Roxbury on March 12

March 11, 2011

The Makanda Project, dedicated to the compositions of Boston musician Makanda Ken McIntyre, is performing at the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library on Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Jazz percussionist Warren Smith is the featured artist. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information call617 442-4414. ...

Jimmy Reed - Black Blues Series: The Best of Jimmy Reed (1977)

March 11, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Back then, you had to go to the record store, and look through this big catalog. I wanted to buy my father some of his music, something that would resonate, to show him I'd grown up to the point of buying a good gift. I ran my finger down the list of names, ...

Fallon Cush - Fallon Cush (2011)

March 11, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Fallon Cush grows more confident with each passing song on their self-titled debut. Perhaps because singer Steve Smith put this together on the fly, enlivened by passion and not weighed down by heavy planning. Smith, who wrote all of the songs, began by assembling a group of well-known Australian musicians including bassist Bill ...

Interview: SAC President Eddie Schwartz on Licensing File-Sharers

March 11, 2011

Earlier this week, we posted a link to a proposal by the Songwriters Association of Canada, a non-profit advocacy group that represents the interests of songwriters. The proposal, which essentially provides a model that would make money for rights holders off of file-sharing, has been called an attempt at “control" by P2Pnet and looked at skeptically ...

Pitom - Blasphemy and Other Serious Crimes (Tzadik, 2011)

March 11, 2011

Pitom is a very exciting young band from Israel that remains true to the “fusion" aesthetic without succumbing to any of the pretentions sometimes associated with that word. Taking progressive jazz and melding it with elements of rock, punk, prog and traditional Jewish melodies makes for a unique and exciting sound. The band consists of Yoshie ...